Bottled water will be distributed in AZ communities until April. Military firefighting tactics are having negative repercussions as a high level of the toxic chemicals used in firefighting…
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National Parks Service Announces Prescribed Burns
Zion National Park, Rocky Mountain National Park, and Kings Mountain Military Park taking preventive fire measures. This week the National Parks Service (NPS) announced the beginning of prescribed…
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EPA Focuses on Hazardous Waste Removal in California
Household hazardous waste must be dealt with as a result of wildfires in Northern California. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is coordinating with local, state, and federal officials…
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Santa Ana Winds Fan Explosive California Wildfires
More than 100,000 forced from their homes. Orange County, California, is the site for two major out-of-control wildfires that have caused mass evacuations. The Silverado Fire in Irvine…
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White House Approves California Disaster Relief
Prior request was not approved as incomplete. A previously rejected California application for disaster relief funds to clean up damage from six recent wildfires was approved by President…
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Thousands Flee Northern California Wildfires
More under evacuation orders in wine country. A wildfire raging in the foothills of the Cascade range in Northern California has claimed three lives, and a separate blaze…
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President Trump Visits California
Inspects damage from wildfires. Earlier this week, President Trump went to California to assess the damage and needed recovery efforts from wildfires that have raged for several weeks.…
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FBI Warns of Online Misinformation about Wildfires
“Unprecedented” natural disaster still under investigation. Oregon and Washington state officials have teamed up with the FBI to curb the misinformation spreading about the wildfires on the West…
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La Nina Forming in the Pacific Ocean
Not a good sign for wildfire outlook. The weather phenomenon known as La Nina has appeared in the Pacific Ocean. Forecasters say it could lead to an increase…
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Wildfires on the West Coast Take 12 Lives
Over three million acres of land have burned. This week, the federal government reported that the massive wildfires burning across the west coast had already burned three million…
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